VH-VOH. Boeing 737-86N. c/n 29884-1094.
Was also registered as: N117MN; VQ-BFY.
This aircraft was ordered new by General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle without winglets - February 25, 2002 First flown as VH-VOH - March 06, 2002 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOH - March 19, 2002 Registered to General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 22, 2002 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - March 22, 2002 Arrived Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - March 24, 2002 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Christchurch Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9061 - March 26, 2002 Aircraft was named 'Jazzy Blue' Operated its irst revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ306 - March 28, 2002 Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch for the fitting of winglets - April 17, 2002 Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on return to Virgin Blue - April 25, 2002 Registered to Ogygian Pty Ltd c/- GECAS, Shannon, Ireland - August 02, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ284 - January 20, 2010 It was observed in the John Holland hangar undergoing end-of-lease maintenance and repaint - February 23, 2010 It was observed at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in Orenair livery as 'VQ-BFY' - May 19, 2010 Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VH-VOH - May 22, 2010 Returned to Celestrial Aviation Trading 16 Ltd - May 28, 2010 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 28, 2010 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N117MN - May 28, 2010 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 28, 2010 Entered onto the Bermudian Aircraft Register as VQ-BFY - May 28, 2010 Registered to GECAS Aircraft Leasing (USA) Leased to Orenair - Orenburg Airlines (Russia) as the registered operator Departed Melbourne (Tullamaine) on the ferry flight to Russia as ORB9500 - June 02, 2010 Current with Orenair |
VH-VOH. Virgin Blue - 'Jazzy Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-313.) |
VH-VOH. Virgin Blue - 'Jazzy Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-176.) |
VH-VOH. Virgin Blue - 'Jazzy Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-556.) |
VH-VOH. Virgin Blue - 'Jazzy Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-629.) |